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CardiffCardiff vs Reading — Championship
2-5
Reading
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Reading had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.1. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Cardiff 2 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L D W L W). 1.2 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 3-2 at Southampton · 1 Apr 2006
- D 0-0 vs QPR · 25 Mar 2006
- W 0-1 at Plymouth · 18 Mar 2006
- L 2-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers · 11 Mar 2006
- W 1-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 4 Mar 2006
- L 2-1 at Watford · 25 Feb 2006
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (W D D D W). 2.1 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 5-0 vs Derby · 1 Apr 2006
- D 1-1 at Leicester · 25 Mar 2006
- D 1-1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 18 Mar 2006
- D 0-0 vs Watford · 11 Mar 2006
- W 0-3 at Burnley · 4 Mar 2006
- W 2-1 vs Preston · 25 Feb 2006
Head-to-head: Cardiff vs Reading
- Reading 1-3 Cardiff · 18 Apr 2026 · League One
- Cardiff 2-1 Reading · 18 Oct 2025 · League One
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 12 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |